diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index 6c505a1..634239c 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pkg_conflicts() {
     log "Checking for package conflicts."
 
     # Extract manifest from tarball and strip directories.
-    tar xf "$bin_dir/$pkg" "./var/db/$kiss/$name/manifest" -O |
+    tar xf "$bin_dir/$pkg" -O "./var/db/$kiss/$name/manifest" |
     while read -r line; do
         [ "${line%%*/}" ] && printf '%s\n' "$line" >> "$cac_dir/manifest-$$"
     done